Confused by how one rowed starting off (6)
I believe the answer is:
addled
'off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'confused by how one' is the wordplay.
'confused' becomes 'addle' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'how one' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'addle'+'d'='ADDLED'
'rowed starting' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for addled that I've seen before include "spoiled" , "turned bad" , "Foolish or confused like bad egg" , "(Of an egg) went bad" , "Mentally confused, muddled" .)